I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the other species, we weren't important at all except for the damage we do. We do not rule the natural world, despite our conspicuous position in it. On the contrary, it is our lifeline, and we do well to try to understand its rules.

As the cherub is to the angel, so the cat is to the tiger.

I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the other species, we weren't important at all except for the damage we do. We do not rule the natural world, despite our conspicuous position in it. On the contrary, it is our lifeline, and we do well to try to understand its rules.

Dogs who chase cars evidently see them as large, unruly ungulates badly in need of discipline and shepherding.

In truth, most of us don't know our cats.

No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.

What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute.